2nd - 8th Grade Science Activities : Page 30

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

In this experiment, kids will see if pruning tomato plants makes them more fruitful and learn about the factors that contribute to a plant's fruit production.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

This science research project challenges students to think of more effective lobster farming methods.

This science fair project idea investigates if heat from direct sunlight is hotter than heat from reflected sunlight.

This activity challenges your student to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking to program multiple robots.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

Science fair project that uses muriatic acid to develop fingerprints that would otherwise be invisible.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

This science fair project idea explores alcoholic fermentation at work by making your own soda.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."